-------Morrie (boy, I am getting sick of PCR) Manolson writes--------------
Dear netters, I have heard reports of people first
making concatmers of PCR products
to improve the cutting of the PCR product with restriction enzymes
prior to ligating into the vector of choice. I have also heard
(or think that I have heard) that people are just throwing in
some ligase after PCR (no fill-in, no nothing) and that this
is enough for forming concatmers. Is this true? I would appreciate
any and all protocols for making concatmers of PCR products.
I will of course post a summary at the end. Thanks in
advance.
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Hi Morrie
I too have noticed this little trick on the net! I think I will
try it the next time i need to clone a pcr product that has restriction sites
at the ends of the primers. Ligation from a PCR reaction may work
but don't forget to add ATP for the T4 DNA ligase. You may need to add
a bit more MgCl2, say to 10 mM, to get the ligase to work properly. The
only worry is if Taq has put on that extra A (or is it T?) I'm not sure
what proportion of the PRC product will be ligatable. Can anyone out there
answer this question?
Dan Gietz
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